Audioweb return to the live stage for the first time since January 2022. A end of year gig at Band On The Wall In Manchester, Wednesday 22nd December. Hope this is a sign of more new material for 2023.
Radiohead set list and showtimes. By 1994 I had met the band at a few gigs. Thom did his ankle in just over half way through the gig.
Phil kindly came out at the end and signed the set list.
The Lake Poets and Tiny Lights Recordings are delighted to announce the brand new Lake Poets single ‘April’, Out on April 29
‘April’ is a beautifully dark and haunting song documenting the
complex, painful and conflicting emotions that come with love, loss and
betrayal. Listen here.
The track is The Lake Poets’ first release of 2013, following the
success of debut single ‘City by the Sea’ and its follow up ‘Rain’.
Recorded at Newcastle’s Blast Studios with Producers Mick Ross &
James Mottershead the track is a soaring full band experience featuring a
string section, The Futureheads’ Barry Hyde on Piano, as well Martin’s
able band of musical friends and family.
Pre-Order the CD/7" courtesy of Tiny Lights here and receive B-Side 'With Me' for FREE.
So here it is our top 12 albums of the year, in no particular order. No long justification for each album, the only way to judge music is to listen to it.....enjoy!
Have a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, we will be back in 2013 (Maybe!)
Tickets for the following dates go on presale at nme.com/tickets tomorrow 28/11/12 and general sale on Friday 30/11/12. Newcastle O2 Academy (February 7)
Manchester Academy 1 (8)
Leeds O2 Academy (9)
Glasgow O2 Academy (11)
Nottingham Rock City (12)
Liverpool O2 Academy (13)
Norwich UEA (15)
Birmingham O2 Academy (16)
Cardiff Uni Great Hall (17)
Bristol O2 Academy (19)
Bournemouth O2 Academy (20)
Brighton Dome (21)
London O2 Brixton Academy (23)
James announced via Larry's Twitter feed and then a couple of days later on the official website a UK tour for 2013. Special guest for all dates will be Echo and the Bunnymen. The tour advert also confirms the long awaited 'The Gathering Sound' box set will finally be released on 10/12/12. Tickets go on sale this Friday 22/12/12. Check out the live video of 'Born Of frustration' below.
I Am Kloot are due to release their 6th Studio album titled, 'Let It All In' on the 21st January 2013. The album is produced by Guy and Craig from Elbow. The first single to be lifted from the album is 'Hold Back the Night' which was release on the 5th November.
I Am Kloot also tour the UK in 2013: Glasgow Oran Mor, 12th Feb Leeds Irish Centre, 13th Feb Manchester HMV Ritz, 14th Feb Nottingham Albert Hall, 18th Feb London Barbican Centre, 19th Feb Brighton St Bartholomew’s Church, 21st Feb Cambridge Junction, 22nd Feb Bristol Trinity, 23rd Feb Coventry Warwick Arts Centre, 24th Feb
In 2011 Busker
One set themselves the incredible task of recording an acoustic version of
every UK No 1 for an entire year......no matter what the song was. The band
consist of Catherine and Tom. As well as recording covers the band also
recorded a a excellent Demo EP of their own material that
is still available as a free download.
Who are Busker
One and where you from? Busker One is a
folk/pop acoustic duo from Manchester.
Can you give us a brief history of the band?
Myself and Tom have been working together in bands since College
so over 6 or 7 years now, we decided when we got back from Uni to form a duo
and start writing our favourite kind of Music!
Do you write your own stuff as well as covers?
Yes we do and this can be heard at bandcamp
we are always writing new stuff!
Anywhere else we can find your music?
As above and at wwwYouTube.com/BuskerOneUK
What's the biggest gig your played so far? And what's the
best?
Manchester City Stadium to 46,000 people! That was immense! We
took part in a competition called City sound and that has to be the best
experience ever!
What's your favourite song to cover?
Our favourite song to cover might have to be Oasis - don't look
back in anger as we do it in a jazzy style quite different from the original
and it gets people up every time!
Are there any songs you would like to cover but haven't?
Yes loads! We restricted ourselves at first to just doing the
No1's so sometimes there were awesome covers in the Top 10 we had to leave! We
would have loved to have covered 'Love On Top' by Beyonce!
Leeds based 'Esper Scout' first caught our attention when they played the 'Glaston-Bury Festival' in Bury over the summer. The all girl 4 piece have a couple of releases under their belt already and in December will release their latest single and video'Gaps in the Border Fence'
Esper Scout's Sarah Statham tells us more about the band and the forthcoming release.
Hey, how are you?
Good thanks! Busy sorting various things
for the Gaps in the Border Fence / In Foreign release later in the year, we
finished filming the video yesterday which is a big weight off! An ambitious
project and one which took longer than expected but we’re really happy with how
it all went. Everyone received stings and bites from the forest as marks of
achievement! Where are the band from?
We’re based in Leeds but Kirsty, Rebecca
and I were born, raised and met in Manchester. Lou is a Leeds gal. How long have Esper Scout been together?
The three of us moved up between 2007 and
2008 and met Lou quite soon after so just over four years in some guise or
another. We’ve been Esper Scout for what must be coming up to three years.
‘Esper’ is a word first used in a science
fiction short story called ‘Oddy & Id’ by Alfred Bester and it’s derived
from the idea of ‘extra sensory perception’. I can’t remember how but ‘Scout’
emerged when Kirsty and Lou were watching a documentary about bears. Me and Reb
were out watching the ATP film at TJ Woodhouse in Leeds and we got a number of
texts with bear related suggestions. Unfortunately I’m not able to recall any
of them but I’m sure they were crackers! Have any of you been in other bands before Esper Scout?
Actually mine and Kirsty’s first band is
how we met Reb. It was a tongue-in-cheek, youthful punk thing. We broke the ice
with Incubus’ Alive at Red Rocks DVD and had a song called Pork Sword. We’ve
matured slightly since then, creatively at least. This excludes doodles and
puns of course.
You've had a couple of singles release, how well have they been received?
The reviews we had were positive but we’re
definitely honest about them as teething experiences mainly. We’re stronger
players now and Kids & Pets was my first experience singing on a recording
and I learnt plenty, especially with regards to how much pressure I seemed to
be putting on myself. Thankfully we were recording with a friend so the process
was more relaxed than if it had have been someone else. In Foreign, the second
track on our next release, was born out of how I was feeling that winter. I
think we’re all agreed that we’re only just starting to find ourselves
musically but the first two e.ps have led us to some really good gigs, radio
play and other exposure so they’ve served us well. We love the remixes that
have emerged from a couple of their songs too and we’ve just recorded a revised
version of Shed Some Light which will be out next year. We’re sort of
in-between drummers at the moment so I recorded drums on that. I hadn’t
recorded drums - or played very much at all - for several years so it was good
exercise to be back in the saddle. Excuse the metaphor.
If someone has not heard the band how would you describe your sound?
Loud/quiet/rock is a response which we’ve
used before but I’m aware that’s perhaps frustratingly vague and not too
helpful. To add to that then, we like to combine melody,
harmony, guitar and bass textures and pedal effects with strong, dynamic drums
and rhythms.
Who would you say are the main influences on the band?
There aren’t many artists who we can agree
on but Melissa Auf der Maur is one of the few. We’ve been told that the songs
have QOTSA, Oceansize and Jack Off Jill tendencies. I don’t think we deserve
such comparisons just yet but it’s very complimentary - and they weren’t all
drunk. It was both confusing and worrying when a guy likened us to U2 and
Metallica one time though, at two in the afternoon.
Do you have any live dates planned?
We’re playing a MS fundraiser in Empire in
Leeds on the 17th November and supporting our friends Chemistry Lane
at Telfords in Chester on the 22nd of November. We’re busy booking
some more for the end of the year and hopefully a release gig for Gaps in the
Border Fence / In Foreign.
Where can people find your people find your music?
It’s all exclusively on Bandcamp at the
moment, including a two track remix e.p at www.esperscout.bandcamp.com.
What's next for Esper Scout?
We’ve been pretty wrapped up in Gaps and
In Foreign to think too far ahead. After we release that it’ll be the
re-recorded Shed Some Light single which is on the cards for early 2013. You can find Esper Scout online: BandcampFacebookTwitter The band launch their new single on 12.12.12
Singer/Songwriter Lucy Rhiannon has only played a small number of gigs but is already making a name for herself in Manchester. Having caught the attention of BBC Intorducing, Lucy has recorded a session and played at the monthly introducting night. You can check out some of Lucy's music on Sound Cloud. Keep an eye on Lucy's as 2013 is sure to be a big year for her.
Hey Lucy, how are you? I'm really good thank you! How long have you been singing and when did you play your first gig?
I've been performing for just under a year and only recently started
gigging with my own material. My first gig was at Night n Day a couple
of months ago in the Northern Quarter which was great!
How did you get into singing?
I got in to singing at a really young age actually at Primary school. I
remember being chosen to sing solo in the Christmas play in front of
around 200 people at the age of around 9! I was so quiet and shy when I
was younger but when I sang it just felt so natural and in my comfort
zone. I was always in the choir or any event that involved music and
singing. From then on it was always a hobby and I knew I'd want to make
it a career someday.
Which bands/artists have influenced you?
I love deep strong gravelly voices. Nina Simone, Bob Dylan, Elbow, Johnny Cash are massive influences.
You've had support from BBC Manchester/Introducing, how much has that helped you?
BBC introducing have been amazing for helping me gain recognition in
Manchester. Michelle Hussey (radio dj) first heard my songs and was
really interested. Since then i've done live sessions and interviews,
etc. I recently performed at the Ruby Lounge for the BBC introducing
night which was incredible!
Is It difficult to get exposure outside of Manchester?
Being really new
to the music scene I haven't yet had the opportunity to gig outside of
Manchester. Over the next few months I'll definitely be in London so
keep a look out for new dates!
What music have you been listening to recently?
My favourite
artist at the moment is Lianne La Havas. Her album is incredible. Also
listening to Ben Howard, Bon Iver, Ren Harvieu, Lucy Rose, ALT J ..Some
great new artists around at the moment and I love going to see them at
really intimate venues.
Where can we find your music?
You can find a couple of my tunes on www.soundcloud.com/lucy-rhiannon. I'm currently recording new material so keep a look out over the next couple of months!
Whats does the future hold for Lucy Rhiannon? At the moment i'm gaining as much experience as possible and in just a few months it's been amazing and everyone has been so supportive along the way. Watch this space!
Tom Hingley is the former lead singer with Manchester band 'Inspiral Carpets' The band are often credited along with, The Stone Roses & Happy Mondays as starting the Madchester scene. Tom has recently written 'Carpet Burns' his account of his life with the band. Tom continues to perform as a solo artist and with his band 'The Lovers' Most recently they have toured 'Inspiral Carpets' album 'Beast Inside'
Your book 'Carrpet Burns' has been very well received, did you feel it was time to tell your story?
I have always wanted to write a book so it was a good way to start, thanks for the praise!
Carpet Burns - The Trailer........
How easy was it to write the book and remember back to the early days of the band?
If was fun, not easy but I have a really good memory so it wasn't hard to recount the early days of the band.
Do you have plans for any more books or is this a one off?
There will be more books but I cant tell you what they will be about just yet.
You've been touring the Inspirals Album 'Beast Inside' was there a reason for choosing that album?
We performed the album because I love it and I wanted to reclaim it for the 21st Century.
How much have you enjoy playing the album live?
You can see the pleasure at playing it etched on my face in the YouTube videos and the audience reaction.
Have you any plans to tour any of the other Inspirals albums or is this a one off?
No plans at the moment, I have a baby on the way at Christmas, I am focused on that at present.
What's your favourite song that you have written?
'Goodbye To The Lord Of My Life' from the album 'Keep Britain Untidy' released in 1999
What music have you been listening to recently? Arcade Fire, Band Of Horses and the Manchester band The Minx
Have you any live dates coming up?
Yes, check the GIG section of my website for latest dates. I am also playing at the Carter USM after shows at Leeds Academy November 9th and Brixton Jamm November 10th
Do you have plans to release new material? Yes but its a work in progress!
